{"nrhp_refnum":"08000888","name":"Free Church of the Good Shepherd","other_names":["All Saints Chapel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"110 S. E. St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.780752145000065,"lon":-78.63234814199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-09-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A frame Carpenter Gothic church built in 1874 at 110 S. East Street in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, now known as All Saints Chapel. It was moved to this site in late 2006 from its original location in the Church of the Good Shepherd complex.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is one of only two surviving Carpenter Gothic churches in Raleigh and a well-preserved example of the style. Its modest construction reflects the founding purpose of a congregation that opposed the sale of pews. The designer, Rev. Johannes A. S. Oertel, is presented as a notable artist and clergyman, and the building retains integrity of design, materials and workmanship despite being moved.","narrative":"Built in 1874 as a frame Carpenter Gothic church, this board-and-batten building was constructed for a congregation that had split from Christ Church in Raleigh over the sale of pews. The Reverend Johannes A. S. Oertel, a Bavarian-born artist and Episcopal priest, designed it, and the contractors Ellington and Atkins completed it in early spring 1875. The church stood on Hillsborough Street until 1899, when it was moved to the rear of the lot to make way for a stone sanctuary. A narthex was added to the front around 1914, and the building was relocated to East Street in late 2006. Its interior keeps exposed roof trusses, a balcony and stained glass windows, and the Gothic posts added about 1899 remain in place. The nomination regards it as one of only two surviving Carpenter Gothic churches in Raleigh, and its plain, inexpensive construction is said to express the egalitarian aims of its founders. The building is also presented as a well-preserved example of a type that was once common in the region.","period_of_significance":"1874-ca. 1914","architect_builder":"Oertel, Rev. Johannes A. S. (architect); Ellington and Atkins (contractor)","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Restored for an adaptive use after being moved to its current site in 2006; the narthex was reconstructed during the 2007-2008 restoration.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.438777-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/63/7224/47722463/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/08000888.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000888/2235c561cd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000888/2235c561cd-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Mx. Granger","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:All_Saints_Chapel,_Free_Church_of_the_Good_Shepherd.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mx. Granger</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:All_Saints_Chapel,_Free_Church_of_the_Good_Shepherd.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87002235","name":"Oakwood Historic District (Boundary Increase II)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/oakwood-historic-district-boundary-increase-ii-87002235/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722463","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints_Chapel_(Raleigh,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5499778"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/free-church-of-the-good-shepherd-08000888/"}